Dapitan City Council Explained

Dapitan City Council
Native Name:	Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Dapitan
Legislature:	27th City Council of Dapitan
Coa Pic:	Dapitan City Sangguniang Panlungsod Seal.jpg
House Type:	Unicameral
Term Limits:	3 terms (9 years)
Leader1 Type:	Presiding Officer
Leader1:	Alfredo A. Sy
Election1:	30 June 2022
Leader2 Type:	Presiding Officer pro tempore
Leader2:	Jezebel A. Balisado
Election2:	4 July 2022
Leader3 Type:	Floor Leader
Leader3:	Claver A. Pajaren
Election3:	4 July 2022
Term Length:	3 years
Political Groups1:	APP (7) Nacionalista (4) Nonpartisan (2)
Session Room:	File:Dapitan City Government Center.jpg

The Dapitan City Council (Filipino; Pilipino: Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Dapitan|) is Dapitan's Sangguniang Panlungsod or legislative body. The council has 13 members which are composed of ten councilors, one ex officio member elected from the ranks of barangay (neighborhood) chairmen, one ex officio member elected from the ranks of Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) chairmen and one presiding officer. The Vice-mayor of the city is the presiding officer of the council, who is elected citywide.

The council is responsible for creating laws and ordinances under the city's jurisdiction. The mayor can veto proposed bills, but the council can override it with a two-thirds supermajority.

The council meets at the SP Session Hall inside Dapitan Government Center for their regular sessions.

Powers, duties and functions

The Sangguniang Panlungsod, as the legislative body of the city, is mandated by the Local Government Code of 1991 to:

• Enact ordinances;
• Approve resolutions;
• Appropriate funds for the general welfare of the city and its inhabitants; and
• Ensure the proper exercise of the corporate powers of the city as provided for under Section 22 of the Local Government Code.

Furthermore, the following duties and functions are relegated to the Sangguniang Panlungsod:

• Approve ordinances and pass resolutions necessary for an efficient and effective city government;
• Generate and maximize the use of resources and revenues for the development plans, program objectives and priorities of the city as provided for under section 18 of the Local Government Code of 1991, with particular attention to agro-industrial development and citywide growth and progress;
• Enact ordinances granting franchises and authorizing the issuance of permits or licenses, upon such conditions and for such purposes intended to promote the general welfare of the inhabitants of the city but subject to the provisions of Book II of the Local Government Code of 1991;
• Regulate activities relative to the use of land, buildings, and structures within the city in order to promote the general welfare of its inhabitants;
• Approve ordinances which shall ensure the efficient and effective delivery of the basic services and facilities as provided for under Section 17 of the Local Government Code; and
• Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.

Membership

Each of Dapitan's councilor elects ten members of the council. In plurality-at-large voting, a voter may vote for up to ten candidates and the candidates with the ten highest numbers of votes are elected.^[1] Barangay and SK chairs throughout the city each elect a representative to the council, for a total of 12 councilors. City-council elections are synchronized with other elections in the country, which have been held on the second Monday of May every third year since 1992.^[2]

2022-2025 membershipThese are the members after the 2022 local elections and 2023 barangay and SK elections:

Position	Name	Party
Presiding Officer	Alfredo A. Sy
City Councilors	Jezebel A. Balisado
	Divine G. Patilano
	Mitzie A. Dulawan
	Modesta H. Malayao
	Ronie M. Jarapan
	Joseph Ryan A. Agolong
	Noel B. Sardane
	Claver A. Pajaren
	Ludivico E. Hamoy
	Chembeelyn A. Balucan
Ex Officio City Council Member
ABC President	Sushmita R. Jalosjos (Dawo)
SK Federation President	Lyza G. Salazar (Taguilon)

Officers

Position	Officer
Presiding officer	Vice Mayor Alfredo A. Sy
Presiding officer pro tempore	Jezebel A. Balisado
Floor leader	Claver A. Pajaren
1st assistant floor leader	Chembeelyn A. Balucan
2nd assistant floor leader	Divine G. Patilano

Former councils

+ 2019-2022 Membership^[3]	Position	Name	Party
Presiding Officer	Jimmy Patrick Israel B. Chan
City Councilors	Dug Christopher B. Mah
	Javert Greg G. Hamoy
	Amalou R. Tumapon - Monroyo
	Angelica J. Carreon
	Adora H. Recamara
	Alexander E. Estacio
	Gabriel M. Cad^[4]
	Ronie M. Jarapan
	Divine G. Patilano
	Jezebel A. Balisado
Ex Officio City Council Member
ABC President	Felix P. Tacbaya (Masidlakon)
SK Federation President	Mary Ann C. Rendon (Taguilon)

+ 2016-2019 Membership^[5]	Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Ruben E. Cad
City Councilors	Jimmy Patrick Israel B. Chan
	Alemarlou B. Dagpin
	Edna C. Abad
	Adora H. Recamara
	Noel B. Sardane
	Dug Christopher B. Mah
	Jasmin Z. Hamoy
	Alexander E. Estacio
	Amalou R. Tumapon-Monroyo
	Roque T. Sapalleda

+ 2010-2013 Membership^[6]	Position	Name	Party
Presiding Officer	Patri B. Chan
City Councilors	Ruben E. Cad
	Apple Marie A. Agolong
	Joven H. Zamora
	Randy B. Cabasag
	Efren Q. Jamolod
	Noel B. Sardane
	Wendelin D. Dini-ay
	Cresencio N. Palpagan Jr.
	Mercy A. Fernandez
	Rosalina G. Jalosjos-Johnson

+ 2004-2007 Membership^[7]	Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Patri B. Chan
City Councilors	Apple Marie A. Agolong
	Hermogenes S. Balisado
	Randy Cabasag
	Alexander C. Yorong
	Emilio Adaza Jacinto
	Artemio A. Nielo
	Arnulfo L. Cadano
	Efren Q. Jamolod
	Pete T. Zamora
	Visitacion T. Olario
ABC President	Rene B. Galleposo, Sr.
SK Federation President	Lee C. Abad

+ 2001-2004 Membership^[8]	Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Alfredo A. Sy
City Councilors	Patri B. Chan
	Beda A. Carreon
	Alexander C. Yorong
	Crisostomo Empeynado
	Artemio A. Nielo
	Hermogenes S. Balisado
	Arnulfo L. Cadano
	Sean A. Acaylar
	Nemesio Etcubañas
	Visitacion T. Olario
ABC President	Rene B. Galleposo, Sr.
SK Federation President	Lee C. Abad

+ 1998-2001 Membership^[9]	Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Alfredo A. Sy
City Councilors	Lernito J. Abila
	Ricardo S. Inding
	Beda A. Carreon
	Gugma S. Chiong
	Martin J. Cinco
	Ian Francis J. Adaza
	Joven H. Zamora
	Patri B. Chan
	Alexander C. Yorong
	Agapito J. Cardino
ABC President	Pio T. Galleposo
SK Federation President	Frenalyn C. Jamolod

References and notes

Notes

See also

• Dapitan
• 2019 Zamboanga del Norte local elections

Notes and References

1. Web site: Republic Act No. 6636 - An Act resetting the local elections from November 9, 1987 to January 18, 1988, amending for this purpose Executive Order numbered two hundred and seventy . The Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . . 6 November 1987 . 2019-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190814081435/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1987/11/06/republic-act-no-6636/ . 14 August 2019 . live .
2. Web site: R.A. 7160 . lawphil.net . The LawPhil Project . 10 October 2019 . 18 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180318005919/http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html . dead .
3. Web site: 2019 NLE List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates. Commission on Elections (Philippines).
4. News: 'Rizal Shot twice in Dapitan'. Bert. Laput. 30 December 2020. Rappler. 18 January 2021.
5. Web site: 2016 Certified List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates. 19 October 2020. COMELEC.gov.ph.
6. Web site: zamboangadelnorte_dapitan_city. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211111201037/https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/References/Results/2010NLE/citymun/region9/zamboangadelnorte_dapitan_city.pdf . 2021-11-11 . 11 November 2021. COMELEC.gov.ph.
7. Web site: city council. Old website of the City of Dapitan. 16 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20050219175342/http://dapitan.com/sangguniang.htm. 19 February 2005. dead.
8. Web site: officials. Old website of the City of Dapitan. 16 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20030825014356/http://dapitan.com/officials.htm. 25 August 2003. dead.
9. Web site: city council. Old website of the City of Dapitan. 16 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20020330204940/http://dapitan.com/sangguniang.htm. 30 March 2002. dead.